Kristin Raucci, the foreign language department chairperson for the district, had her wellness hat on as she presented a seminar, “Dealing With Stress – Journey to Wellness” at the spring conference for the Association of Language Teachers for Orange, Ulster and Dutchess (ALOUD) on May 6. Her focus was self-care, something she shares with her …
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The district’s budget newsletters were delivered to each post office in the district on Wednesday, May 3. However, the delivery of the newsletter has been delayed for residents serviced by the Middletown Post Office because of an issue at that location. Residents in the 10940 and 10941 zip codes should be receiving both the newsletter …
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The Pine Bush Central School District will be closed on Friday, May 26, making a four-day Memorial Day weekend for all students and staff. This is a give-back day, since the district had one unused snow day. Enjoy the extra day!
Congratulations to our Circleville Middle School and Crispell Middle School musicians who participated in the Orange County Musical Educators Association (OCMEA) Junior High All-County Festival at Valley Central High School this past weekend. Pine Bush was well represented for sure, with musicians in band, orchestra and chorus. Great job! Band Circleville Middle School Jillian Maida …
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“It is special what you all have done.” That’s what Superintendent Brian Dunn told staff members at Circleville Middle School Friday as they celebrated their school coming off the state list of schools in need of improvement. “You have set the tone for our district goals,” said Mr. Dunn. “Thank you for being the vanguard, …
A heartfelt thank you to the SUNY Orange Future Teachers Association for its generous donation to the Pine Bush Food Services Department. Their $600 donation will go a long way toward decreasing the lunch balances of many students in our district. According to SUNY Orange FTA advisor Jennifer Mirecki, the group sold coffee and also …
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Crispell Students Making A Difference (SMAD) Club was recognized at the 2023 Annual Garnet Donor Recognition dinner. SMAD hosted the Spring Fling dance in April where they raised over $750 and collected stuffed animals to be donated to the pediatric unit at Garnet. The students presented their $750 to Pam Yosh, director of development for …
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This past weekend all four elementary schools and our two middle schools had students perform in the OCMEA Elementary All-County Music Festival at Twin Towers Middle School. Pine Bush had 29 students participate in the festival in band and chorus. An extra special honor was having three students from our district selected to do solos …
Our students do amazing things! The First Aid Club at Pine Bush High School hosted its second blood drive of the school year on Thursday in an effort to spread the word about the need for blood donations and to recruit new donors. Pine Bush High School nurse MaryBeth Reinfried was so grateful to the …
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We would like to take this opportunity to again thank the responding law enforcement agencies for their swift and thorough response in order to provide for the safety and security of our staff and students during yesterday’s active shooter incident. Based upon their investigation, the New York State Police released the following statement earlier today. …
